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إظهار الرسائل ذات التسميات Magic Of Words - XI. إظهار كافة الرسائل
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CHARACTER SKETCH OF MALINI | GRADE 11 | MAGIC OF WORDS | QUESTIONS ANSWER
THE POPLAR FIELD - MAGIC OF WORDS - GRADE 11
General English
The Poplar Field
Some
Important Point
By William Cowper|
• The speaker express his view in defence of the
nature.
• The poplar field represents the whole nature
including ecology, environment, and wildlife and so on.
• The poet feels sad when he sees poplar trees lying
down on the ground.
• Twelve years back, the poet went to the popular
field. He was happy to sit down in the shade of trees.
• He listened to the songs of birds.
• He enjoyed taking rest in the shade of trees hearing
the melodious song blackbird.
• He heard the sound of wind whispering in the leaves.
• He saw the beautiful reflection of the poplars on
the bosom of the river Ouse.
• After twelve years, the whole scene has been
changed.
• The poplar trees have been cut down.
• They are lying down on the ground.
• He sit on the dead tree.
• The blackbirds have migrated to another place.
• He neither listens to the bird’s song nor hears the
wind whispering in the leaves.
• The green forest has been changed into desert.
• The sight of dead poplars makes the poet feel that
he is approaching the death.
• He realise that he will die in the future and lie in
the grave like the dead popular.
• The sight of dead trees makes the poet realise that
human life is short and our pleasures and enjoyment are still shorter.
• He shows the connection between cutting down of
trees and end of human life.
• Due to short sighted view and immediate benefits,
human beings have destroyed the nature.
• They don’t know the importance of nature.
• The poet says that the whole ecology and environment
will be affected if we continue to destroy the nature.
• There will be bad impact of ecological destruction
in the world.
• As a result, the existence of human beings and wild
life are on the verge extinction.
• The poet indirectly suggests us taking preventive
measures to protect the nature.
• He says that nature is the part of human life.
Summary
Cowper’s
“The Poplar Field” speaks in defence of the conservation of the nature. In this
poem, the poet is made unhappy by the sight of the poplar field. The poplars
are cut down and they are lying dead on the ground. Twelve years before, the
poet had enjoyed the beautiful sense of the poplar field. He had taken rest in
the shade of the trees enjoying the sweet song of the blackbirds. He had heard
the whispering of the wind that used to play and sing in the leaves of the
trees. How beautiful the reflection of the trees on the bosom of the Ouse River
was!
However,
the poplars are no longer is existence. They are felled for the momentary
pleasures of human beings. The poet bids farewell on the shade of trees. Nothing is left now. The poet sits on the trees which are
lying on the grass. There is no reflection of the poplar on the bosom of the
river. The blackbirds have flown away and they can no longer enjoy their
melodious song. The absurd sight of the poplar field makes the poet realise
that his days are passing quickly. In the near future, he will die and die and
lie in the grave just like the poplars. By then, however, the new poplars
will not be grown in the place of the felled ones. The poet finally thinks that
the worldly pleasures of man are momentary and perishable.
1 . What changes did the poet see in the poplar field when
he came back after 12 years?
ü When the
poet came to the poplar field after twelve years, he saw many changes. The
poplar field was no longer in existence. The trees were felled and their
reflection on the bosom of Ouse river was lost. The blackbirds had flew away and
the poet no longer heard their sweet song. The wind was no longer playing and
shining with the leaves. In stead of sitting in the shade of the tree, the poet
had to sit on the trees. The sight o the poplar field made the poet very
unhappy.
2. Why do you think the poet has written this poem in the
first person?
ü I think that the poet has written this poem in
the first person to express his personal feelings and experiences. The poet
compares and contrasts his past and present experience. He compares his
approaching death with the dead tress lying on the ground.
3. Write an essay on "Rural Life".
ü Living in
the country is living in the lap of the nature. The life in the village is
really enjoyable. There is no pollution and crowed of people, rivers, lakes and
vehicles. The environment is fresh. There are forests. There are many species
of birds and animals in the forests and fishes in the rivers and lakes. The
people in the village are very healthy and energetic. They grow corns and
vegetables in their fields. They are very laborious. They keep cattle and have
fresh milk and ghee. They keep goats and fowls and eat fresh meat.
Rural life
is full of pleasure. People are selfless and co-operative. The villagers share
the pain and pleasure among each other. At the time of planting and harvesting
rice, people work together in the field. At various festivals, people gather
together and enjoy eating, talking and playing. There are traditional people in
the country. They carry out various traditional, cultures, rituals, customs and
so on. People get up very early in the morning and take a scared bath. They go
to the temples and worship the Gods and Goddesses. Rural people are afraid of
God. They are honest and various. They live with nature. They are, however,
ignorant about the bad impact of the damage of environment. They go to the
forest and cut down tress for various purposes. They are unaware about the
devastating effect of deforestation upon the human and wild life. Bu cutting
down trees and killing wild animals, they are destroying the whole ecological
system. By doing so, they are endangering their own existence. However, they are
innocent.
The Night Mare Life Without Fuel - Grade 11 - Magic OF Words.
General English
The Nightmare Life
Without Fuel
Points to Understand
• This essay
focuses on the impacts of the fuel crisis upon the whole world.
• The winter
says that people are likely to face many problems due to shortage of fuel.
• The price
of fuel will increase dramatically.
• Instead of
vehicles, the streets will be crowded by people.
• People will
have to walk on foot instead of ridding vehicle.
• They have
to work hard and long hours.
• Due to
shortage of fuel, there won’t be any fuel for agriculture.
• People
living in the suburbs are likely to suffer very much.
• They cannot
go to city for work.
• They can’t
get enough food. Their children will die of starvation and famine.
• Due to
shortage of fuel, people are likely to suffer from colds; darkness, diseases,
crimes and violence and famine.
• The adults
will die slowly as their minds will be damaged.
• The writer
says that remaining energy should be used properly and wisely.
• However,
there are some advantages of shortage of fuel.
• People can
move in the street freely.
• The
environment won’t be polluted.
• As a result
of fuel crisis, the air will be clean and pollution free.
• The rate of
crime will decrease significantly.
• People can
walk on the road freely for late night.
• People will
feel secure among each other.
• They won’t
be affected by environmental problem.
• As a whole,
this essay talks to preserve fuel properly otherwise they may face any kind of
problem in the near future.
• If we use
fuel unwisely, we may push ourselves back to pre- industrial era.
Summary
Asimov’s “The Nightmare Life
without Fuel” depicts America in the late 1990’s (especially 1997) when the
shortage of fuel has reduced this prosperous (rich) country to a cold, dark and
dirty nation of pre- industrial 1800s – 1800 A.D. Through the case study of
America, the writer wants to show what is going to happen if we do not conserve
the world’s natural resources. The writer has presented comparative advantages
and disadvantages of the fuel crisis. Because of the shortage of fuel and other
energy resources, there is no use of cars and other vehicle As a result, the air
will be cleaner or pollution free. People do not suffer from cold. Some other
advantages are that the crime rate will fall down. People will walk in the
streets until late night. The parks and theatres will be crowded and people
will feel secure among each other. People go out in the open and fresh air in
the Holt. In winter, people can wear sweaters at home. Since there is no smoke
of the vehicles, people shouldn’t use perfumes.
There are innumerable serious problems
or disadvantages of fuel crisis or shortage of energy resources. The people
living in the suburbs suffer very much.
They can’t go to the city for work
and purchasing goods. People have to walk or get on the crowded trains. They
have to work for longer hours but they can’t get enough food, heat and light.
The babies will die of hunger and the brains of the adults will be permanently
damaged. The result of fuel will be worse in rest of the world.
The people in other parts of the
world will suffer more than the people of America. They will suffer from cold,
darkness, diseases, crimes, violence and starvation. People have to work for
hours with empty belies. Their Life will be worse and boring. The babies will be
victims of hunger and malnutrition. The adults will die slowly and quickly as
their minds will be permanently damaged. Asimov says that the remaining energy
should be used very wisely until the new energy resources will be discovered.
He warns the modern world about the devastating and imminent impacts of fuel or
energy crisis. It pushes the world back to the pre- industrial period. There
will be no fuel left agriculture and poor countries have to export food to
import fuel. The writer says that it is too late to do something to prevent
this situation.
1.
According
to the author, what will be the advantages of the fuel crisis?
· According
to the author, there are some advantages of the fuel crisis. The air will be
pollution free and people hardly suffer from cold. The crimes rate will fall
down and people walk in the streets until late night without any fear. The
police or security service will not be needed. The parks and theatres will be
full of people. The population growth rate will also decrease.
2.
What will
be the advantages of the fuel crisis of 1997 according to the author?
ü There will
be many disadvantages of fuel of 1997 according to the author. People will have
to walk or get on the crowded trains or buses to go to work. They won't have
enough foot to eat. The children will die of hunger and the brains of the
adults will be damaged due to lack of nutrition. People won't get enough light,
heat and water. They can't take proper bath. They have to work for longer hours
and can't enjoy their free time. Life will be dull as it will be limited to
work, sleep and eating.
3.
What
specific problem does Asimov focus on in his essay "A Nightmare Life
Without Fuel"?
ü In this
essay "A Nightmare Life Without Fuel", Asimov focuses on the specific
problem of fuel crisis. He suggests the people of the world to use the existing
energy or fuel very wisely until new fuel resources, the human existence will
disappear.
4.
In Asimov's
essay what is happening in the rest of the world as America struggles without
fuel?
ü The rest of
the world is suffering more than America. Due to the shortage of fuel, the
people in the other part of the world have not enough food, light, water and
energy. The babies are dying of hunger and the brains of adults are permanently
damaged. People have more work and less food. They are being killed quietly.
5.
What does
the author mean when he says, "the suburbs were born with the auto, lived
with the auto and dying with the auto"?
ü With the
industrialisation, people moved to the cities from the villages. When the
cities were crowed, people preferred to live in the suburbs due to the
development of transport facilities. Thus, suburbs were born due to the
vehicles. However, the people living in the suburbs earned their living by
going to the cities for work. Due to the shortage of fuel, the vehicles are
decreasing and the life of the suburbs is being affected. Thus, suburbs are
dying with the auto.
6.
What kinds
of serious problems could a fuel shortage cause?
ü A fuel
shortage could cause many critical problems. Even the country like America will
go back to the cold, dark nation of the pre-industrial 1800s. people will die
of hunger, disease and violence and the population will decrease. People have
to work for longer hours and they to walk or get on the crowed trains or buses.
Above all, the whole human existence will be in danger due to the shortage of
fuel and energy
On The Vanity Of Earthly Greatness - Grade 11 - The Magic Of Words.
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| Grade 11 all Summary and answer. |
On the Vanity of Earthly
Greatness
Point to understand
• He says that it
is futile to be proud of worldly greatness.
• He talks about
vanity of human greatness.
• Everything in
the world perishable.
•The great and
powerful persons and object will be worthless and useless.
• In the passage
of time, powerful, great, brave person becomes the subject to worthlessness.
• Nothing is
stable and constant in the world.
• Our sense of greatness
is momentary.
• Even the great
emperor becomes worthless in the passage of time.
• Powerful time
has brought many changes in the world.
• In front of
time, the worldly things and powerful people become useless and worthless.
• The powerful
tusk of mastodons has become just the playthings.
• The shining
sword of great emperor, Charlemagne, has been rusted.
• The terrible
grizzly bear of the past has now been turned into a mere rug.
• The great Roman
emperor Julius Caesar has now been kept into the shelf as an object of decoration.
• The powerful
people come and go in the course of time.
Summary
In “On the Vanity of Earthly
Greatness”, the poet describes the changes the powerful time has brought to
different people and objects. The tusks of mastodons that fought powerful fights
in the past have now become just the playthings. The shining sword of the brave
warrior and Emperor Charlemagne has now been rusted. The fearful grizzly bear
of the past has now been turned into a mere rug. The powerful and great Roman
General Julius Caesar has now been confined into a shelf as an object of
decoration. This shows that the power and greatness of today will be worthless in the future. Realizing this fact, the poet
also seems worried.
This poem makes us realize the
remorselessness of time and the vanity of human greatness. We generally do not
think that the great and powerful persons and objects will turn to be worthless
one day. Most people in the world are proud of their greatness, power and
possessions which are actually futile. With the passage of time, every
powerful, great, Honorable, precious and beautiful object or being becomes the
subject of death, decay, ugliness and
worthlessness. Nothing is constant and everlasting on earth. Everything is
changeable and subject it death and decay. Every one of us will die either
sooner or later. The powerful wheel of time turns everything's into the
worthless dust. The greatness, honour preciousness, power, achievements, beauty,
adventures etc. are momentary. With the passage of time, they all turn to be
futile, meaningless, and worthless and trifle. Thus, the poem is ironical. The
unawareness of the human beings about the vanity of earthly greatness is
portrayed through irony.
1.Summaries the poem "On
the Vanity of Earthly Greatness" on one Sentence.
Or, Write the main/ central
idea or theme of the poem in one sentence.
Or, Write a summary of the
poem 'On the Vanity Of Earthly Greatness'.
· As the tusk of the powerful
mastodons brave become just the playthings; the shining sword of brave emperor
Charlemagne have now rusted; the fearful grizzly bear has turned into a rug and
the great Roman General Caesar's bust is on the shelf, similarly, all the
greatness of human begins and animals become worthless with the passage of
time.
2. What changes to people and
objects are described in the poem "On the Vanity of Earthly
Greatness"?
Or, What is Vanity involved
in the poem "On the vanity of Earthly Greatness"?
·
In "On the vanity of
Earthly Greatness", the poet describes the changes the powerful time has
bought to different people and objects. The tusks of mastodons that fought
powerful fights in the past have now become just the playthings. The shining
sword of brave warrior an emperor Charlemagne has now rusted. The awful grizzly
bear of the past has now been turned into a rug. The powerful and great Roman
General Caesar is now confined into a shelf. This makes us realise the remorselessness
of time and the vanity of human greatness. Every powerful being or thing
becomes worthless with the passage of time.
3. What four things does the
poet mention in the poem "Vanity of Earthly Greatness"?
·The four things poet
mentions in the poem "Vanity Greatness" are as follow:
i)The tusk of the powerful
mastodons has become just the play things.
ii)The shining sword of
Charlemagne has now rusted.
iii) The fearful grizzly bear has
turned into a rug.
iv) The Greek Roman General
Caesar's bust is on the self as decorative things.
4. What are the different
Example used by the poet to show the vanity of earthly greatness?
·
The different example used
by the poet to show the vanity of early greatness and mastodons' tusks, the
sword of Charlemagne the just, the grizzly bear's hug and fame of Julius
Caesar. These things lost their value immediately after the death of concerned
people.
5. How is human vanity laughed
at in the poem "On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness"?
ü We generally do not think that the great and powerful person and object
will turn to be worthless, one day. Most people in the world are proud of their
greatness, power and possession which are actually futile. With the passage of time, the
powerful tusks of mastodons have become playthings and the mighty shining sword
of brave warrior and emperor Charlemagne has been rusted. The fearful grizzly
bear has turned to a mere rug and Julius Caesar's greatness and honour has been
confined into a shelf. Thus, the poem makes fun of the earthly greatness. They
are unaware of the fact that every powerful, great, honorable, rich and
beautiful object or being becomes the subject of death, decay, ugliness and
worthlessness. Thus, the poem is ironical.
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